First little update

Hey guys just wanted to give an update on life, didn't want to be the one guy that post a huge status on Facebook that takes up your whole newsfeed. In this last month a few things have happened, where to start is the hard part so why not just jump in. I still work in Jordan Downs Housing Projects in Watts South Central, and a lot is going on there. The Jordan down gang, grape street or peda roll mafia, is at war with the Nickerson Gardens bounty hunters, and Imperial courts, another project. I call Jordan Downs little Israel because they are always getting hit from everywhere. The war is getting so bad that Nickerson gave a shout out that if anyone is out of their house past 8p.m. they are fair game in JD and unfortunately the body count between the three is up to 9 over the course of one month. So it gets pretty sketchy out when I am trying to drop off kids after church on a Thursday night, sorry mom :). Once you get past that tho life is great, I am even going to be coaching some of the teenagers in a youth basketball league that we have here at the Dream Center, bought them jerseys and everything, as if my life wasn't busy enough but if it helps these kids I'll do anything. But as being a second year in my program I am a "parent" in my small groups family. I have two wives, Semaj, its spelt james backwards, and Allyson, and no we don't endorse polygamy here it just happens that more women wanted to come back. Anyways I have 8 kids, Gabe, from Spokane, James, from Edmonton,  Alberta, Jordan, from Phoenix, Andrea, from Kenniwick, Rubi, from St. Paul, Minnesota, Lyndsie, from LA, Nicole, from Denver, and Seranna, from Edmonton, Alberta. So we got kids from everywhere, with all different personalities which is awesome. And we get each Friday to hang out and do whatever and I love it. So a little sidenote, Chris, a guy on staff here, and I ended up helping a girl named mikaela who was strung out on meth and homeless get into a homeless shelter, we also got her some clothes and basic needs, but anyways I hadn't seen her for about a week and I was walking around with my girlfriend, Samantha Pina. I saw some homeless people I said have a goodnight to them and one waved at me and started walking up to me until I realized it was mikaela. She ran up, hugged me, and said she loved me the feeling was great I can't match it with anything else, the cool part she has been off of meth for week I didn't see her. I have multiple stories like this but not a lot of time feel free to call or text me I love all you guys and sorry if a had few run-on senteces, been out of school for a couple years. anyways I'll try to right on this every couple weeks.
 With Love and God's Grace
                                Alex